“Did You Know” Trivia Game 12

“Did You Know” Trivia Challenge, Series 3.
This trivia challenge tests your knowledge of the countries that Author Lois Joy Hofmann visited with her husband while circumnavigating the world on their 43-foot catamaran.Her award-winning Trilogy, In Search of Adventure and Moments of Bliss is now available for sale.
Scoring: 20 questions in this challenge:
Stowaway =1-9 correct, Frequent Traveler =10-15 correct, World Navigator = 16-20 correct.

What is the political system in Thailand?

Dictatorship

Democracy

Constitutional Monarchy

Thailand also has the world’s largest...

Fish, 12-meter Rhincodon Typus, or the whale shark

Elephant

Tiger

What was Myanmar's former name?

Laos

Siam

Burma

What is the national currency of Thailand?

Thai Baht

Thai Wen

Thai What

What was once Myanmar's largest export?

Rice

Beef

Beans

Thai is a tonal language. This means that one word can have multiple meanings, depending on the way it's pronounced. How many tones are there in the Thai language?

Five

Two

Seventeen

What currency does Myanmar use?

Franc

Kyat

Yen

One of Thailand’s most curious creatures is the...

The Mudskipper, the fish that is capable of walking on land and climbing trees.

The Jumpjack, a lizard that jumps up vertically into the air to catch flying insects in its mouth

The Rockgrabber, a scorpion that actually throws rocks at it's victims

Myanmar and Thailand are two of the three countries that are part of the 'Golden Triangle' that produces opium. Which country is the third?

Singapore

Cambodia

Laos

The world’s smallest mammal is found in Thailand it is....

The Thai Mole

The Bumble Bat

The Sea Snake

What was the country called before it was renamed Thailand in 1939?

Pattani

Burma

Siam

Thailand’s full name is Prathet Thai, which means “Land of the Free.” Becuase....

It is the only country in Southeast Asia that was never colonized by a European nation

It's first king was named Thai

It was the location of a free roaming mythical dragon named Thai

In Thai, What is the English translation of "Khruang Bin"?

Car

Aeroplane

Motorcycle

The official language of Myanmar is Burmese. It is largely related to which language?

Mandarin

Tibetan

Cantonese

Myanmar was part of this empire over a period of sixty years?

India

China

Britain

What sea borders Myanmar?

Atlantic

Pacific

Andaman

What was the capital of Myanmar before 2006, when the capital was moved to Naypyidaw?